Launching the new Centennial Website SIGBI is launching a new Centennial website to celebrate 100 years of Soroptimist International ahead of 2021. Read about a Bright Past – the history of SI & SIGBI and look to celebrate a Brilliant Future of projects both locally & globally. The new website is based on designs and colours agreed by SI- Please visit the site and celebrate with Soroptimists around the world. https://sigbi.org/soroptimistcentenary2021/

The CEO of Eva Women’s Aid is Richinda Taylor, a member of SI Scarborough. EVA is also one of the charities the club supports. In May, several members visited the new safe house in Cleveland. evawomensaid.org.uk

On Friday, May 10th 2019, SI Yorkshire were proud to be sponsors of the fist Yorkshire Women’s Awards. yorkshirewomenvolunteerawards.com  Members from several SI Yorkshire clubs, enjoyed an inspiring event hosted by TV presenter, Christa Ackroyd Sue Williams of SI Harrogate &bDistrict was nominated in a Community Award catagory. SI Harrogate & District won the Corporate Award for the work with Contact the Elderly. SI Yorkshire sponsored the Youth Award.    

On Saturday and Sunday, June 15th and 16th, SI Scarborough celebrated 80 years since they were chartered in June 1939. On Saturday, the joint President, Janine Maw sang with her choir from Malton, the Harmonia choir. The Deputy Mayoress, Councillor Roberta Swiers, attended, along with the SIGBI Federation President, Sue Williams from SI Paisley. The choir sung a wonderful variety of music. There were also songs from a four woman acapella group and Janine sang a beautiful duet with her husband Neville, who also sang a few solos. A delicious and plentiful  buffet was provided by the club in the interval. On Sunday, a Charter Lunch was held at the Palm Court Hotel. SIGBI Federation President, Sue Willaims attended with Mayor Hazel Lynskey and her son. Four Long Service awards were presented to Jennie Capstick, Aileen Fisher, Helen Hyams and Ann Jones. Club members attended

Christmas Meeting jollity Club Member Angela reading a Christmas tale.

Scarborough Review Newspaper reports on Charter Dinner.

  Soroptimist International is a worldwide volunteer service organisation. Once a year on International Evening, we celebrate and remember our International connections. This year we were thrilled to welcome two new members, Janet and Shelley Goynich both with strong International Connections. The Mayor and Mayoress of Scarborough, Joe and Margaret Plant, helped us celebrate and we enjoyed an buffet with an International flavour. Even the raffle prizes originated outside the UK.            

I have been in Liverpool, attending the annual conference for Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland. www.sigbi.org. ‘Women inspiring action, transforming lives.’ There were inspirational speakers, who have worked their way through the most challenging of circumstances. Reports were presented by some of the three hundred and fifty clubs, about the educating, empowering and enabling work Soroptimist volunteers have achieved around UK and the world. Projects which are only a drop in the ocean of Poverty, Loneliness, Slavery, Abuse, Genital Mutilation, Human Trafficking, Imprisonment, Hunger, Hygiene, Disease and Education. Returning home I found that the fridge freezer had broken down with resulting problems, my husband’s smartphone had broken, the car repair bill was massive and Christmas is just around the corner. My husband became a little ’Dad’s Army’, along the lines of, “We’re all doomed.’ I stopped him and said, “I’ve just spent three days